Peljidiyn Genden

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Peljidiyn Genden (1892 - November 26, 1937) was a Prime Minister of Mongolia.

He took office on July 2, 1932. During a meeting with Joseph Stalin in 1935, Genden described the Soviet Union's actions in Mongolia as "red imperialism". Genden also opposed the Soviet crackdown on Buddhist monks in Mongolia.

Joseph Stalin organised a Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party plenary session in Ulaanbaatar which removed him from power on March 2, 1936. He was placed under house arrest until being executed by firing squad in Moscow on November 26, 1937.